School age population, early childhood educational development in Estonia

Estonia: School age population, early childhood educational development was 19,517 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
19,517 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
78th
of 92 countries
All-time high
22,258 number
in 2013
All-time low
18,637 number
in 2017
Years of data
8
2013–2020

School age population, early childhood educational development in Estonia, 2013–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2013201620202013: 22.3k number2014: 21.0k number2015: 20.2k number2016: 19.6k number2017: 18.6k number2018: 18.7k number2019: 19.4k number2020: 19.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Estonia is 19,517 number, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.

Estonia ranks 78th of 92 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

School age population, early childhood educational development in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in Estonia, 2013 to 2020.
Year number Change
2013 22,258 number
2014 21,029 number -5.5%
2015 20,158 number -4.1%
2016 19,552 number -3.0%
2017 18,637 number -4.7%
2018 18,703 number +0.4%
2019 19,366 number +3.5%
2020 19,517 number +0.8%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 19,517 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 78,335 number, 25% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 19,517 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 58,337 number, 33% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 19,958 number 18,637 number 22,258 number 7
2020s 19,517 number 19,517 number 19,517 number 1

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 75 Bahrain 21,325 number compare
  2. 76 Latvia 20,582 number compare
  3. 77 Slovenia 19,888 number compare
  4. 79 Cyprus 13,673 number compare
  5. 80 Montenegro 7,105 number compare
  6. 81 Mauritius 6,280 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Estonia?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Estonia was 19,517 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 22,258 number in 2013.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 18,637 number in 2017.
How does Estonia rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Estonia ranks 78th out of 92 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/